here's another song full of sadness yet laced with realisation of truth, ugly as it may be ... by layne staley, called river of deceit ...

my pain is self-chosen
at least, so the prophet says
i could either burn
or cut off my pride and buy some time
a head full of lies is the weight, tied to my waist
the river of deceit pulls down
the only direction we flow is down

down, oh down

my pain is self-chosen
at least i believe it to be
i could either drown
or pull off my skin and swim to shore
now i can grow a beautiful shell for all to see
the river of deceit pulls down
the only direction we flow is down

down, oh down

layne staley, another dead rocker dude with death so sad. how come dead singer/songwriters wrote beautiful songs, some full of hope then dashed by their pitiful deaths? shannon hoon, jimi hendrix, jim morrison, .... .

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